On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 9:51 AM, Martin Baehr <mba...@email.archlab.tuwien.ac.at> wrote: > On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 08:44:18PM +0400, Maxim Gonchar wrote: >> It's definitely ineffective to choose one file with tab, when you can >> type several letters to choose it. When you have to choose several >> files, or several options from long lists. And when after pressing >> <tab> your line is completed by first completion from the list, you >> can not simply add one or two letters to get desired completion, >> because you need to delete the completion first. > > only if you hit one tab to many. if you are careful to stop hitting tabs > as soon as the list appears, and then type the right letters to make the > selection, then zsh does allow you to operate like fish. > > or if the zsh style selection can be done with arrow keys then those not > wanting to use it would not be affected at all. (note that currently > arrow keys are used to scroll through a long list of selections, so > adding highlighting to a particular choice while doing so would be quite > natural) > >> There is also one point, at least for me. When typing fast enough, >> it's always annoying to type single key several times. It's more >> smooth and convenient when you need to press different keys. > > as said above, zsh style doesn't prevent doing that.
Yep, it would be great to have both ways of completing because each one is the more efficient one in some circumstances. (No configurability though!) Spelling correction is also very useful, and can be done with a completion menu instead of just after you hit enter. A related blue-sky feature I've wanted since when Axel started on Fish is a status line or lines below the prompt, to show context, messages or automatic completion suggestions automatically, as you type. That would allow to make shell features more discoverable, show spelling corrections and other things. Philip ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure _______________________________________________ Fish-users mailing list Fish-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fish-users
